Carline assembly



April 14, 1936. c. D. BONS'ALL CARLINE ASSEMBLY Filed March 7, 1935lNVENTOE.

H1: 4 TOR/V573 Patented Apr. 14, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICECARLINE ASSEMBLY Charles David Bonsall, Pittsburgh, Pa., asslgnor to P.H. Murphy Company, New Kensington, Pa., a corporation of PennsylvaniaApplication March '7, 1935, Serial No. 9,737

3 Claims. (Cl. 1085.'7)

This invention relates to carline assemblies for An important advantageof the hereinbefore car roofs, especially car roofs of the kind havingdescribed carline assembly is that it can be ashatchways therein. Theprincipal objects of sembled off the car and furnished for applicathepresent invention are to devise a strong and tion to the car as acomplete unitary structure.

5 rigid light-weight carline assembly having hatch- The side framemembers of this preassembled way openings framed therein, and to enablethe unit function as carline members to strengthen complete carlineassembly to be applied to the and stiifen the roof frame of the car; andthe car as a separate unitary structure. Other 010- openings defined bythe side and cross-frame jects are simplicity and cheapness ofconstrucmembers of said unit define the hatchways in the tion andcompactness of design. The invention car roof. The downwardly convergingsides of 10 consists in the unit carline assembly and in the the sideand cross frame members of the carline constructions, combinations andarrangements of assembly are adapted to form supporting seats partshereinafter described and claimed. for the converging sides of thelining or hopper In the accompanying drawing, which forms elements ofthe hatchway construction; and the part of this specification andwherein like symtop flanges of said members form supports for 10 bolsrefer to like parts wherever they occur, the roof of the car.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a carline assembly What I claim is: embodyingmy invention, showing it secured to 1. A carline assembly adapted forapplication the side plates of a railway car, as a complete unit to acar roof having hatch- Fig. 2 is a vertical central longitudinal sectionways therein, said carline assembly comprising 20 of the carlineassembly on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1; spaced carline members connected byspaced and cross-members, said members forming openings Fig. 3 is avertical cross-section on the line adapted to define the hatchways insaid car roof, 33 in Fig. 1. said members comprising metal angles,arranged Referring to the accompanying drawing, my with their topflanges flush and extending out- 25 carline unit or assembly comprises apre-assemwardly from said hatchway openings. bled framework A adapted tospan from side 2. A carline assembly adapted for application plate B toside plate B of a refrigerator car body as a complete unit to a car roofhaving hatchand defining one or more hatchway openings C ways therein,said carline assembly comprising therein. Said frame compriseshorizontally horizontally spaced carline members rigidly con- 30 spacedside frame or carline members I connected by horizontally spacedcross-members, nected by pairs of horizontally spaced cross memsaidmembers cooperating to form openings bers 2, said side and cross membersdefining the adapted to define the hatchways in said carroof, hatchwayopening C in said frame. As shown said members comprising oblique metalangles in the drawing, the side and cross frame memarranged with theirtops flush and their sides 35 bers are metal bars preferably of obliqueangle converging downwardly around the hatchway section arranged withtheir sides converging openings. downwardly around the hatchway openingsC so 3. A carline assembly adapted for application as t CO O m t0 e d ww dly Co v g as a complete unit to a car roof having a hatchsides ofhatchway liners or hoppers of the kind way therein, said carlineassembly comprising 40 shown in my Copending application Serial No.spaced metal carline members, connected by 5,621 filed February 1935-The C ss mmetal members forming an opening in said carbers 2 of theframe have their ends welded or line assembly adapted to define ahatchway in Ot erw e d y Secured t0 the e f me emsaid car roof, saidmembers being provided with bers l flush with the tops thereof. Eachend. lateral top flanges arranged flush with each other 5 of each sideframe member I has one leg of a to form a continuous supporting surfacearound metal angle bracket 3 riveted or otherwise sesaid opening. curedthereto, whose other leg is adapted to be CHARLES DAVID BONSALL. rigidlysecured to the car side plate.

